Usage: Doctor: Gilbert, it seems like you have hippopotomonstrosesquipadalleophobia.

Gilbert: EEK, DON'T SAY THAT!

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(Noun)
the fear of big words.

hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia rate

To fear long words

The pronunciation can be broken down into the different root words as follows:hippopoto-monstro-sesquipidalia-phobia

It is theorized that hippopoto may not be necessary to retain the same definition since hippopoto (from hippopotamus) is inclined to mean large, as well as monstro (from monstrous), sesquipidalia is derived from sesquipedalian (a person who uses large words) and obviously phobia meaning fear of

Usage: John ran away from the Harvard lecture because he has hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia rate

(Noun)
fear of long words.

Usage: That person has hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia rate

(Noun)
A fear of long words.

Usage: Mandy has hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, so her teacher doesn't allow her to read complex books.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia rate

To be scared large things.It's the longest word.

Usage: Corbin had hippopotomonstrosesquipadalleophobia

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